Custom Birth Announcement {Baby Boy}

One of my dearest girlfriends recently gave birth to her first baby. Gavin is simply adorable if you can't tell from this picture! I was thrilled she asked me to custom-design his birth announcement and I used his little owl hat as inspiration for the colors and the style. How precious is he?!

Custom Monogram Notecards

Katie won a blog giveaway I hosted with a sponsor and asked me to design some adorable monogrammed note cards for her. She was so fun and easy to work with... her only two requests were that we use coral and mint! Love the way these turned out! :)

Nautical Crab Baby Shower Invitation

One of my closest friends is having her first baby boy this summer. Since she her and her hubby live in Maryland (where he was born and raised), another girlfriend and I decided to host a "Baby Cocktail" with a Nautical/Crab theme to welcome the newest little guy of our group!

These invitations could not have been cuter and could definitely be used for a bridal shower or crab-themed summer BBQ, birthday party, etc!

Luau Birthday Party

My daughter recently turned one and I knew I wanted to throw her a luau-inspired birthday party before she was even born. I created all the paper materials myself... The Invitations, food labels, stickers for decor, photo banner and gift tag labels for favors. I had a palm tree icon and specific color palette and fonts that I used throughout the whole suite so that everything coordinated perfectly. I loved the way everything turned out and it was such a fun celebration for my sweet girl!

And of course, a custom thank you note with a picture from the party!

All photos courtesy of Melissa Manzione Photography

Personalized Baby Stationery

I posted a picture of my son's personalized stationery on Instagram one day and almost immediately Amanda emailed me saying she wanted some for her little boy, Sloan. She mentioned the words "Chevron" and "Ombre" and I took her direction, added a twist of lime, and we had a winner!

Such a sweet idea for a new baby gift, first birthday, or shower! I mean, kiddos need personalized stationery too, right?! :)

Shabby Chic First Birthday Invitation

I didn't realize how many kiddos are turning one this summer until all these first birthday invitations started coming out of the woodwork!

Mindi asked me to custom design a rustic "shabby chic" invitation for her princess Reagan who is turning one this month. It was so. much. fun. to play with graphics and fonts and make this invitation! It was more "artistic" than I usually go, but I had a blast and I hope Mindi (and Reagan!) love it as much as I do :)

Where The Wild Things Are First Birthday Invitation

My friend Ashley had the cutest theme in mind for her little guy's first birthday... Where The Wild Things Are! SO different and unique, that of course he needed a custom invitation!

She took the most adorable picture of Mac wearing a little yellow crown and everything. I was able to find a similar font used in the book and used a birch tree image as inspiration for the backdrop. One of my favorite birthday invitations to date!

Happy 1st Birthday, Mac!

Nautical Bridal Shower Invitations and Thank Yous

Amy is having TWO bridal showers and needed one invitation design for both. Her inspiration is nautical since one of her showers it as the beach and the colors were gray, butter yellow and navy. I created a simple design with a lasting impression and Amy loved them so much, she had matching thank-you notes created as well!

Garden and Floral Bridal Shower Invitation

When Stacy contacted me for invitations for her bestie's shower, I had a vision in my head almost the moment she said, "she's very J.Crew meets Kate Spade." That, plus her idea for a "garden" theme sent me running and Stacy loved the final product after my first draft! I knew I wanted to do bright, bold colors with a chic and elegant twist. Caroline's shower is sure to be glamorous and fun, don't you think?!

Will You Be My Bridesmaid Cards

Fran contacted me to create custom "Will You Be My Bridesmaid" cards for the lovely ladies that will be standing next to her on her wedding day. Her wedding colors are champagne and blush so I created a card using that palette - very elegant and girly. Such a sweet sentiment for her to give her best girls!

2012 Holiday Collection

This year I became pretty ambitious and created a whole suite of items to go with our Holiday Cards including custom gift tags and return address labels!

 I got so many compliments on the gift tags and even created them for a few other people who just purchased the PDF and had them printed, or printed them at home.

I think this is something I'm going to start doing regularly! So much easier to stick a gift label on a child's birthday gift or friend's present when you go to a party or shower so there is no mistaking who it is from.

If you would like custom gift tags or labels for an event or the holidays, or just to have all year round, contact me!

Kyran's Stationery

I went a little nuts designing away when our son Kyran was born! I created custom labels for favors to give to friends and family when they came to visit and he even has his own stationery to send for thank-you cards. His nursery theme is Safari inspired so I played off that for the stationery note cards!

Krista Lee's Stationery

A friend of mine asked me to create monogrammed stationery for her sister-in-law. I love the colors she picked, and "preppy" style she wanted came together so well.

Azzah's Graduation Announcements

I couldn't believe it when my baby cousin graduated high school! Azzah has always been like my little sister, so I was beyond excited to create her graduation announcements. I want to give a huge thank-you to my good friend Melissa of Melissa Manzione Photography for capturing this photo that perfectly depicts Azzah's bubbly personality!

Many congratulations to Azzah who will be attending Syracuse University this fall :)

Pam & Brandon's Personalized Stationery

As part of Pam & Brandon's engagement gift, I created personalized stationery notecards that matched their engagement invitations. I think personalized stationery is a wonderful gift, especially for engaged or newly married couples. I hope they liked these as much as I enjoyed designing them!

Eve's Personalized Stationery

As I mentioned last week, my friend Eve and her hubby are moving to Japan within the next couple days. As part of her going-away gift, I designed her a Cherry Blossom-themed blog so that she could keep all her friends and family updated with their adventures. Well, unbeknownst to Eve, I also had another little gift for her. I also created some personalized stationery that matched the theme of her blog... so she has no excuse to write me endless notes and letters :)

I just love the way these turned out, and I think Eve did, too!